He was very excited..so
I being in R & D, I had the whole lab and the chemists at my disposal.. I
synthesized the ghee smell chemical (Butaraldehyde) , and used to make just 20
to 50 grams per week, enough for
16 to 32 kg Dalda tin, which he used ...But I had told him to put up big
sign-board " MADE WITH GHEE FLAVOUR" and to increase the price by
10-20% only for distinct marketing reasons.

The business sky rocketed in 2 months .. He used to
come every Saturday , take 20 to 50 gms of the chemical, which increased to 100
gms per week (all free for a friend, and the cost was negligible ) , that was
an indication of his prosperity in business.

But after 6 months, I was passing by the shop and
the FLAVOUR word was deleted from the signboard and read as “MADE WITH GHEE“price
almost 1.5 to 2 times higher ...

Yes that was the end of a great friendship ..And downfall
of a great business.

WISDOM

I feel sad, where did I go wrong, that I lost a
great friend. Yes I flouted a wisdom from PANCHATANTRA....( Swa yadi kria-te
Rajah, kim sah na asnati upanaham? if you make a dog a king, will he give up
chewing shoes ? Never ..never ) ..I did
not know this friend was a dog ...

TECHNICAL EXPLANATION--

Why ghee made in eastern
India has a strong aroma?..Simple, make ghee for prolonged hours with bit of non-fat
material ( milk protein and milk sugar ,
the black to dark brown solid that settles and we devour that too) and you get
that strong aroma of butaraldehye ..And remember higher the aroma, faster it
become rancid as Butyric acid is
formed.

Thinking of putting up a small lab in my kitchen , make the chemical ( few $ to set up) , and sell it to fund my old monk, travel, and also my food